How to write 微
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Meaning of 微
Pinyin
wēi
Radical
彳
Strokes
13
Definition
micro / tiny / miniature
Usage
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微 [wēi]
1. Small; tiny: 微小 (minute); 轻微 (slight); 微型 (miniature); 微观 (microscopic); 微雕 (miniature sculpture); 微积分 (calculus); 微电脑 (microcomputer); 微量元素 (trace elements); 谨小慎微 (carefully meticulous); 微乎其微 (so small that it is negligible).
2. Few; slightly: 稍微 (a little); 微笑 (smile); 微调 (slightly adjust).
3. Decline; downward: 卑微 (humble); 微贱 (lowly and contemptible).
4. Profound; exquisite: 精微 (subtle); 微妙 (wonderfully subtle); 微言大义 (small words with significant meaning).
5. Faint; unclear: 微茫 (faint); 微词 (ambiguous criticism).
6. Hide; conceal: “白公奔山而缢，其徒微亡” (Bai Gong ran away into the mountains, and his followers were hidden).
7. Spy; to take a covert observation: 微行 (to act secretly).
8. None; not: “微斯人，吾谁与归” (but for this person, who would I return with).
9. When used in conjunction with a unit of measurement, indicates one-millionth of that quantity: 微米 (micrometer).
動 [verb]
1. Walk clandestinely: 同本义 (same as original meaning).
2. Hide; conceal: Рус термин (to hide; conceal).
3. Spy: 侦察 (to spy).
4. Decline; decline: 衰微 (to become weak).
5. None; do not have: 无 (to have not).
6. Not; not being: 非 (no; not).
形 [adjective]
1. Minute; tiny: 微小; 轻微 (extremely small; slight).
2. Humble: 卑贱 (humble).
3. Dim; unclear: 不明; 昏暗 (to be unclear; dim).
4. Wane (as in the moon): 日月亏缺 (referring to lunar phases).
5. Exquisite; refined: 精妙 (elegant; exquisite).
副 [adverb]
1. Secretly; clandestinely: 秘密，偷偷 (hidden; secretly).
2. Slightly; a little: 稍微，略微 (a little; slightly).
3. But for; if it were not for: 要没有，要不是 (if it were not for).
名 [noun]
1. A measure unit: 微 (wei; a unit of measurement).
2. An ancient small measurement unit, one hundredth of a unit or one millionth of another unit.
3. A unit of angles or radians, one sixtieth of a second.
4. Secret matter: 秘密之事 (secret).
5. An ancient fief or state (the Wei state).
6. A fiefdom in ancient capital areas.
7. A kingdom during the Yin and Zhou dynasties.
(math.) differential (of a function) / differential (equation etc) / to differentiate / differentiation
be timid and overcautious / be cautious and meticulous / strain at a gnat / timorous and punctilious
Same Pronunciation Characters
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Input Method for 微
Pinyin
wei1
Wubi
tmgt
Cangjie
hounk
Zhengma
oiqm
Four Corner
28240
Unicode
U+5fae
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category